NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 15-15
Power Rating: 79.576
Ranking: 103

0-2 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
5-4 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-318

Home Ratings (9-4): 80.787 (98) 0-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 3-0 v #51-100 2-1 v #101-200 2-1 v #201-318 League Ratings: 6-2 79.795 Non-League Ratings: 3-2 79.654 Last Ten Ratings: 4-1 81.014

Away Ratings (4-8): 78.377 (119)
0-0 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
2-4 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-318
League Ratings: 3-5 79.330
Non-League Ratings: 1-3 76.654
Last Ten Ratings: 2-2 80.623

Neutral Ratings (2-3): 79.521 (107) 0-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-1 v #51-100 0-1 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 0-1 62.826 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 84.139 Last Ten Ratings: 0-1 62.826

League Ratings (9-8): 79.834 (103)
0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
3-3 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
2-1 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-2 79.795
Away Ratings: 3-5 79.330
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 62.826
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 79.529

Non-League Ratings (6-7): 79.111 (111) 0-1 v #1-25 2-1 v #26-50 2-1 v #51-100 1-3 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 3-2 79.654 Away Ratings: 1-3 76.654 Neutral Ratings: 2-2 84.139 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 79.576

Wins Ratings: 80.453 (105)
0-2 v #1-25
3-0 v #26-50
5-5 v #51-100
4-6 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 9-4 81.488
Away Ratings: 4-8 79.437
Neutral Ratings: 2-3 80.586
Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 83.437

Points Ratings: 78.658 (106) 1-2 v #1-25 1-1 v #26-50 6-5 v #51-100 5-7 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 9-4 79.726 Away Ratings: 4-8 77.631 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 78.400 League Ratings: 9-8 78.346 Non-League Ratings: 6-7 79.176 Last Ten Ratings: 6-4 78.974

Last Ten Ratings (6-4): 81.338 (85)
0-1 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
4-2 v #51-100
1-1 v #101-200
1-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-1 81.014
Away Ratings: 2-2 80.623
Neutral Ratings: 0-1 62.826
League Ratings: 6-4 79.529
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 79.576

Home Advantage: 6.0971 (101)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0666 (121)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2031 (103)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3486 (95)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.4876 (85)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6538 (65)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8849 (43)

Upward Stability: 3.7500 (6)

Downward Stability: 3.5594 (39)

RPI
RPI: 0.5220 (118)
1-2 v #1-25
3-1 v #26-50
2-4 v #51-100
6-6 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-318

RPI Home (9-4): 0.5791 (80) 1-1 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 3-2 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-318

RPI Away (4-8): 0.4534 (165)
0-0 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
1-1 v #51-100
2-5 v #101-200
0-2 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.5382 (110) 0-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-0 v #51-100 1-2 v #101-200 0-0 v #201-318

RPI League (9-8): 0.5222 (118)
0-1 v #1-25
1-0 v #26-50
2-2 v #51-100
3-3 v #101-200
3-2 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (6-7): 0.5218 (121) 1-0 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 1-1 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5293 (91)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/19/1999	Neut	W 80-74	vs. #64 Indiana St
11/20/1999	Neut	L 54-73	vs. #12 Oklahoma
11/21/1999	Neut	L 92-93	vs. #163 Houston
11/27/1999	Home	W 88-76	vs. #93 South Florida
11/30/1999	Away	L 77-95	vs. #63 Ohio
12/4/1999	Home	W 72-63	vs. #33 Seton Hall
12/5/1999	Neut	W 74-69	vs. #26 Maryland
12/8/1999	Away	L 65-75	vs. #112 Bradley
12/11/1999	Home	L 91-94	vs. #128 Siena
12/22/1999	Away	W 90-71	vs. #167 Clemson
12/31/1999	Home	L 93-98	vs. #48 NC Charlotte
1/3/2000	Away	L 75-82	vs. #207 Old Dominion
1/8/2000	Home	L 89-94	vs. #202 Duquesne
1/12/2000	Home	W 83-72	vs. #228 American
1/15/2000	Away	L 72-82	vs. #124 Virginia Tech
1/19/2000	Away	L 91-102	vs. #111 St Josephs PA
1/22/2000	Away	L 76-83	vs. #55 Dayton
1/26/2000	Home	W 75-72	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
1/29/2000	Home	W 99-75	vs. #156 LA Salle
2/2/2000	Away	W 84-76	vs. #202 Duquesne
2/5/2000	Home	W 78-67	vs. #70 Xavier
2/9/2000	Home	W 95-90	vs. #55 Dayton
2/12/2000	Away	L 68-77	vs. #156 LA Salle
2/17/2000	Home	W 71-68	vs. #124 Virginia Tech
2/19/2000	Home	W 99-81	vs. #233 Rhode Island
2/22/2000	Away	L 76-88	vs. #70 Xavier
2/26/2000	Away	W 88-83	vs. #127 Fordham
2/29/2000	Away	W 87-86	vs. #90 Massachusetts
3/4/2000	Home	L 67-98	vs. #7 Temple
3/9/2000	Neut	L 68-86	vs. #90 Massachusetts

FUTURE GAMES

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Win Probability

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